Tokyo Rebirth: Start From Picking Up Sayu

Here in Tokyo, the Kato family's apartment.

Yoshida came to the door after work.

The other party held the cardboard box in his left hand and the hotel bag in his right hand. He stared at Yusuke Kato with a complex expression for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh of despair.

"Ugh... Anyhow, do you want to have a drink together?"

"?"

Kato Yusuke couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he heard this, and then asked with a smile: "It doesn't matter to me, but Mr. Yoshida, are you sure?"

Yoshida, who was still depressed a second ago, suddenly reacted and pretended to be laughing and cursing.

"You kid, just go and drink some juice! It's off work time now, and I haven't officially joined your job yet, so it doesn't matter if you are the boss of the studio."

Kato Yusuke raised the corners of his mouth slightly, feeling very comfortable with this familiar attitude, so he agreed naturally without arguing.

"I understand. This is indeed more like Mr. Yoshida's style."

"Hey! Are you complimenting me?"

"How is that possible? People with principles like you, Mr. Yoshida, are as rare as pandas."

"panda……"

This metaphor was a bit subtle. Yoshida couldn't help but be stunned when he heard it. Then he wrinkled his face and said: "You guy, don't think that I can't tell that you are sarcastic about me if you change the metaphor!"

Kato Yusuke smiled and said nothing, and glanced at the box held in the other person's left hand. Inside were several programming books and some scattered office supplies.

Sensing his gaze, Yoshida did not hide it, and admitted in a slightly embarrassed tone:

"As you can see, I have resigned from my original company... Anyway, that's it. I'll go back and put my things away first. These are the skewers I bought along the way. You can take them in."

"Okay, see you later."

"Ah, see you later."

After handing the plastic bag to Kato Yusuke, Yoshida carried the cardboard box and walked to the next door and opened the door with the key.

Before the other party entered the room, Kato Yusuke clearly heard a sigh of regret, which made him smile.

It was clear that Yoshida was still wary of entering his studio and becoming his employee.

However, since he has resigned from the original company, the other party is currently in a difficult situation and has to bite the bullet.

Kato Yusuke didn't take this matter to heart.

After all, the other party is an adult who has been working for five years. He can always adjust this little thing by himself. All he needs to do is give him the promised treatment.

While Kato Yusuke was thinking about this, he walked into the living room with a plastic bag, packed the skewers, put them on a plate, and placed them on the table.

The black cat smelled the aroma of food and couldn't help but feel ready to move.

Someone ended up killing it with a packet of small dried fish.

Just after finishing these things, there was movement outside.

"Good evening~ Katozai, are you there?"

"?"

With some doubts, Kato Yusuke walked to the entrance.

Asami Yuki was standing there.

The girl was wearing a light brown sweater and blue jeans, and was holding a shopping bag from a convenience store in her hand. She still spoke in the same familiar tone.

"Hello ~ Katozai."

"...What's the matter? Asami."

When he asked, the other person smiled and picked up the plastic bag in his hand.

"Qiang Qiang~ I'm here to send you a condolence gift?"

"Condolence gift...?"

"Hmm~ I bought a lot of fried chicken nuggets, so I divided some between you and Yoshidazai. By the way, you haven't had dinner yet, right?"

Kato Yusuke couldn't help but was slightly startled, and when he was about to blurt out "No need"...

"Sorry, Kato. I changed my clothes and kept you waiting for a long time... Hey, Asami?"

Yoshida from next door happened to come over.

"Ah, it's Yoshidazai~"

"Call me sir properly! Otherwise, you can just call me by your last name. Anyway, don't use the suffix "Zai". "

Asami chuckled, then waved disapprovingly.

"Okay, okay~ I understand. Mr. Yoshida, you are still so rigid. It's hard to please women like this."

"What are you doing here?" Yoshida asked with some embarrassment.

"Me? I'm here to give you condolences, but what are you two doing?"

Asami said, her eyes switched between Kato Yusuke and Yoshida, and finally fell on the thing held in the latter's hand.

"Ah~! That's a beer bar! Do you want to have a party?"

"No, we're just having a casual meal together." Yoshida waved his hand and said.

"Hmm~~So that's it."

Asami tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, "Okay~ Then I want to participate too!"

"Aha??"

Yoshida was immediately dumbfounded.

"It doesn't matter, right? We all know each other so well anyway, and I also brought fried chicken nuggets. Right~? Katozai."

"..."

Kato Yusuke frowned slightly, paused and replied: "Sorry, I don't think this is good."

"Hey, why?"

Asami asked strangely: "Wouldn't it be boring if you two grown men eat together? You're just taking me with you, so I'm sorry to bother you~~~"

After finishing speaking, he stepped into the entrance hall carelessly.

Then Kato Yusuke grabbed his wrist.

"Katozai??"

The person involved turned back with a puzzled look on his face, "What are you doing? It still hurts like this. Can you let me go?"

"Ms. Asami."

Kato Yusuke let go of his hand and said in a serious tone: "...Do you understand that you are entering a home of the opposite sex now?"

"Well……?"

Asami couldn't help but was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing again, "You're laughing so hard, what do you mean by that? Don't worry~ I'm not interested in boys younger than me."

After a pause, she deliberately asked in a provocative tone with a smirk: "Or am I just in Katozai's strike zone?"

Kato Yusuke's frown deepened.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting a little tense, Yoshida stepped in to smooth things over.

"Okay, okay, Kato and I actually have something serious to talk about today. If you want to come together, why not wait until next time? Asami."

"Hey~~Why is this like this?"

Asami protracted her tone with a somewhat dissatisfied expression, "Obviously I came here specifically to visit Katozai."

"Huh? You're visiting Kato...?"

"Yes."

Asami nodded matter-of-factly, glanced at Kato Yusuke who looked puzzled, and said nonchalantly:

"After all, isn't that kind of annoying thing happening on the Internet? I just wondered if Katozai would be affected, so I came to see. Isn't that why Mr. Yoshida came here?"

"this……"

Yoshida scratched his head and was speechless for a moment.

"Well, I admit that I do have thoughts on this... The question is, Kato, what do you think?"

"..."

Kato Yusuke looked at his two neighbors, his eyes focused on Asami's face, and murmured to himself.

"...You are still the same person as before, always very delicate in special places."

"Hey, Katozai, did you say something?" Asami asked without hearing something clearly.

"nothing……"

Kato Yusuke shook his head and made a gesture of invitation.

"Sorry, my attitude was wrong just now. If you don't mind, please come in."

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In the center of the living room, three people were sitting on the floor around a low table.

"Then, cheers~!"

Asami quietly led the two of them to clink glasses, drank all the juice in the glass, and then took the initiative to initiate a conversation.

"So~ Mr. Yoshida and Katozai, what is the serious matter you want to discuss?"

Yoshida seemed a little hesitant about this and said hesitantly: "...Actually, it's nothing. It's just that I resigned from my original company and was planning to change jobs to work for Kato."

Faced with this sudden news, Asami couldn't help but exaggeratedly widen her eyes and said in shock: "Hey! Mr. Yoshida is going to Katozai's place? No way, is this true??"

"...Well, that's what happened anyway." Yoshida replied with a straight face, awkwardly picking up the beer and drinking it hard.

Kato Yusuke added something while watching their reactions.

"I asked Mr. Yoshida for help with this matter. Because my studio has just been established, I really need the guidance of an experienced person like Mr. Yoshida."

After hearing this, Yoshida's face became a little prettier, then he blushed again and said bluntly:

"Kato, you don't need to go out of your way to speak for me. The reason why I joined your side is for my own reasons, so it can't be considered a favor."

He stopped here for a moment, and then said: "...In short, all the matters on my side have been taken care of, and I can officially report to you tomorrow."

I have to say that some things are always unlucky.

Since he decided to change jobs, Yoshida has been handling the work handover at the original company during this period, and has also said hello to his original colleagues. Everyone is also aware of his resignation.

I thought that this would be a new starting point for my life, and that I would be able to work vigorously in the new company and realize my ideals and ambitions in life.

However, when he went to the company to pack his personal belongings today, he unexpectedly saw the commotion on the Internet and also learned who the real boss of his studio was.

At that moment, Yoshida was desperate.

After all, it's a bit embarrassing for an old social worker to work for a high school student.

But what can he do?

I've greeted my colleagues, eaten my break-up meal, and my boss has approved it. How can I still regret it?

This is no child's play.

What's more, this matter doesn't mean that he won't be embarrassed if he regrets it.

On the one hand, there are the gossips of colleagues and leaders, on the other hand, it is the studio founded by my neighbor.

Since either side may be embarrassed, it is better to simply choose the more practical side.

The only good thing is that he did not tell his original colleagues about his new company, so he was not likely to be laughed at in a short period of time.

People, more or less, are always a little bit expressive.

Especially for Yoshida who is emotionally frustrated, he wants to wait until he achieves something to make his sweetheart look at him differently.

The result was that he was 'trapped' by Kato Yusuke.

Otherwise, if he had known from the beginning that this was the other party's company, he would not have gone no matter what he said.

But now the arrow is on the string and has to be fired.

Of course, this is actually just a little complaint on his part.

After all, the treatment provided by the "TYPE-MOON" studio is really good!

When he thought of this, Yoshida drank tons and tons of beer again, quite a bit like drinking to relieve his sorrow.

Seeing this, Asami couldn't help but joked with a smile.

"Um, are you an adult? Mr. Yoshida, you look very impressive when you drink beer~"

"It's so noisy, a kid can't understand the difficulties of adults!"

Yoshida first responded, then turned to look at Kato Yusuke.

"By the way, Kato. I have also completed the website you asked me to develop before. Did Ms. Hasumi tell you?"

"Well, I haven't had time to look at it yet. I will look at it later. Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Yoshida."

"It's nothing...but, what are you planning to do with that weird website?"

Hearing the description "weird", Asami couldn't help but become interested.

"What~? Has Katozai done anything interesting? Tell me about it too."

"It's a work thing. Why is JK so curious about everything now?"

"If you say something like this, it just means that Mr. Yoshida, you smell very unclean."

"..."

Kato Yusuke thought for a moment and felt that this was not something that could not be discussed, so he briefly told them about the OSY Association.

After hearing his explanation, both Yoshida and Asami couldn't help but open their mouths in surprise.

A long while.

"Pfft...!"

Asami suddenly laughed while holding her belly: "You actually said that you want to do charity or something, Kato, are you serious? This idea is too whimsical, isn't it?"

Although Yoshida next to him did not speak, the same thought was clearly on his face.

Kato Yusuke didn't explain this, and just ate silently. He had seen similar reactions so many times that he was almost used to them.

Even so, he still said something.

"...You are laughing, but can you stop tapping me on the shoulder? Asami."

"Ahaha, who told you to say that? Are you saying that Katozai you are a fool? Otherwise, why would you do such a thankless thing?"

"You can think whatever you want, I have nothing to say."

"But~~~"

Asami asked with a smile while wiping tears from her eyes.

"This kind of thing is not as simple as picking up stray cats and dogs and bringing them home. They are real people! Can you be responsible for them?"

Kato Yusuke took a sip of oolong tea and pondered for a moment.

"...I never said I would be responsible for them, I just gave those desperate people one more choice, that's all."

His tone was very calm, with a sense of calmness and composure.

"..."

Asami on the side gradually calmed down, and pressed her undulating chest with one hand, looking at him with strange eyes.

A few moments.

She took a gentle breath, then reached out and patted Kato Yusuke's shoulder and said:

"Okay, it was my fault just now. I didn't expect you, Katozai, to be surprisingly decent, which made me a little impressed."

After a pause, he continued: "Anyway, this kind of thing is quite interesting. After I finish my college exam, I can also work as a volunteer with you~"

Kato Yusuke glanced at her and said nothing.

Yoshida was a little surprised and joked: "Thank you for talking to others like that just now, but now you are willing to be a volunteer? Asami."

"Mr. Yoshida, what do you mean?"

"Well...I just think that contrary to appearances, you are unexpectedly very caring about others."

"What? What do you mean?"

Hearing this, Asami blushed in embarrassment and slapped Yoshida on the shoulder mercilessly.

"Idiot! Mr. Yoshida, you are so annoying!"

"It hurts like hell! You are the one, no big or small at all!"

Kato Yusuke's expression softened, and he couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic for the lively atmosphere, and then turned to look out the window.

The bright moon hung high in the dark night sky, and several stars floated in the sky, shining with weak yet bright light.

He couldn't help but be fascinated until a sound reached his ears.

"Ah~ It's a pity that it's cloudy today, otherwise there would be more stars than there are now."

"?"

Looking back, what comes into view is a slightly resolute profile.

Under Kato Yusuke's puzzled gaze, Asami looked away from the window with a smile, and then spoke.

"Actually, I know a place where you can see a super beautiful starry sky. The number of stars you can see there is simply shocking. I can't imagine that there is such a place in Tokyo."

"Is this so..."

"Hmm~ That's my secret base. I usually won't tell others easily, but I can tell you, Katozai, that you can bring your girlfriend with you next time."

Asami said with a smile: "Listen, there is actually a..."

‘A grassy park built on a hill. ’

Kato Yusuke looked at Asami quietly, thinking silently to her in his heart.

Finally, he lowered his head silently.

No matter how bright the stars are in Tokyo, they cannot shine as brightly as in Hokkaido.

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